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过节

guò jié
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to celebrate a festival
  2. 2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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平日
píng rì

ordinary day

ordinary days as opposed to festival times

Related words

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过年
guò nián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

celebrating the New Year, a specific festival

Synonyms

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庆祝
qìng zhù

to celebrate

for general celebrating of festivals

Usage notes

Collocations

过节 usually takes the festival name after it, e.g., 过春节 (celebrate Spring Festival). It is not used with specific activities like eating mooncakes.

Example Sentences

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我们全家一起 过节 。
Our whole family celebrates the festival together.

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Words Containing 过节

逢年过节
féng nián guò jié

at the Chinese New Year or other festivities

Child Words of 过节

节
jiē

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]

节
jié

joint; node

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)